The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-19

Charles Kurdish, blacksmith of this city, lost
portion of the little finger Of the left hand last
week by getting it caught in the gearing of drill
| at Damon's shop.
Mr. Joseph Darby while working on Union street
| near the corneE of Pearl, last week, unearthed
grave mark. The stone bore the initials "F. c. b."
| There was once cemetery in that vicinity.
Mr.. II. L. Woodcock has sent three oil paintings
to the coming exhibition of the Portland Art So
ciety-the oranges recently mentioned in the Jour-
nal, small landscape, and still-life study.
More than the usual number of people arc NOV
Ing into Belfast this spring. Many have come with
the expectation Of obtaining employment on the
water works. Several house joiners have come
here and all have obtained work.
The Journal suggests to the owners of lots in
Grove Cemetery that they prepare them for Me-
moral Day Last year many graves other than
those OF soldiers were handsomely decorated with
flowers 1t is a good custom and we hope 1t will
become universal
Mr.. o. r. Webster, of this city, is making the
Toulds for the small steamer to be put on Swan
| Lake this season. The model has been changed
| rom side wheeler to propeller. The boat is to
DC ~ iect long and work will begin on the hull in
June. The venturer is Mr. Emery Cunningham of
Swanville.
Mr. Edgar Paul, of this city, died of consumption
on Monday after a long illness aged 4G years He
was son of the late Joel Paul Edgar Paul was
member of Col. Fogler's company in the 18th Maine
regiment during the war and contracted disease in
the service which caused his early death. Mr..
Paul was good citizen and will be mourned by a
large circle of friends and acquaintance. He
| leaves a wife and one daughter. Mr. Paul was a
member of Timothy Chase Lodge of Masons and
was buried by that body. The funeral was held
yesterday afternoon.
THE WATER WORKS Mr.. Parks one of the
water contractors was in Belfast Saturday, but
left ON Monday. While here he drove to Little
| River 1t has been settled that the water supply
Is to be taken from that Mr.. Parks expects
to return Friday of this week and begin operations.
There will be two dams. The pond to be flowed
by the lower dam will have an area of thirty
seven acres and the water will be twenty-one feet
In places. a second dam for reserve supply
will be built higher up the stream. The first work
done will be to clear the land that is to be flowed.
THE YACHT FLEET. The yacht Tidal Wave, of
New Io'l, which was wntered at Crow Cove Isles
bo"o, has fitted away and sailed. k:mbals new
yacht viii probably be all planked this week. and
will be made ready for service as soon as possible
The waste steam rom the shoe factory has been
utilized for steamiDg her plank; ng. The Edna
is still moored in her winter quarters at the upper
| bridge and her owner Mr. l.oN, does not intend to
fit her out until late in June ...Webster's new
yacht, in Dyer's yard is all ready for launching,
but will not be put afioat for a week or two to
come. Sam Holt has had the Nettc on the beach
Il
getting his catamaran ready for sea- She has had
nice cabin put in during the winter.
| PERSONAL. Col. II. Chcnery and family who
spent the winter in Florida, returned home last
week, having stopped en- route in Washington ID.
C., New York and Boston. Mr.. NJ. T. Marshall
left Belfast Monday morning for Cleveland, Ohio,
where he will engage in business. M. George
W. Burhett is taking a run through Waldo county
this week in the interest of his obbing business
Capt d. Durham and Mrs. Durham arrived in Eel
fast last week, and VIII remain for the summer. =.
Capt sherman, of Chelsea, Mass, is visiting his
son, Dr. }. II. sherman. of this city. Among the
recent graduates from the oratory department of
the fremont School of Music, Boston, is Mrs. f.
T.. Alexander, of Belfast. The Kansas City,
Mo-, Commercial of recent date contains com
plimcntary mention of W. Eugene Parker, for
mrrly of Belfast, but for the past few years q
general real estate agent In Kansas City. The
Commercial recommends Mr.. Parker "a live,
conservative and energetic business man.. Mr..
Frank knowlton of this city, who has been attend
ing a dental college in Boston, is at home and
is with Dr. Lombard. He expects to enter the
graduating class in the fall Mr.. and Mrs. Amos
Clement leave this city Saturday for Seal IIarbor
Mt. Desert where they will remain during the
season. Mrs +. l.. Stickncy will have charge of
Mr.. Clements store during his absence ...Mr.
Harry Brooks, of Orrington, is at Mr.. kaler's in
this city. Mrs. w. q. Frye is in the city. Mr..
and Mrs. +. r. Pierce, of Portland, are in the city.
They came to attend the burial of Mrs. Pierce S
brother, Mr.. Edgar Paul.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. Kit Carson from Bruins
wick, Ga, is discharging cargo of hard pine at
this port for George w. Cottrell. schs. Char
lotte 7. Sibley and PeneIscot lowed down the st.
Johns river on the 18th. The former is bound to
Philadelphia, the latter to New York. The sch
Henry has been hauled across to the beach on the
east side where she fills with every tide Steamer
Mt. Waldo arrived at Bangor saturday with car
go 239 tons of coal. The packet James Holmes,
which left Boston Thursday, but was detained by
calm weather, arrived at this port Sunday morn
merchants. The schr. Lizzie Poor is still at her
winter moorinss at the lower bridge, and the joachim
and Lillian are at the railroad wharf awaiting Or
ders 1T was decided not to send for the steam
pump at present until other means had been tried
to float the schr. Z. r. Hazcltinc. Her ceiling,
which Is in good condition, is to be caukcd, and it
Is believed she may be hOated so to get her on
the marine railway. schrs. Abraham Richard
i Ponder r +
from Belfast May o, the former for New YORK, the
latter for Philadelphia. The Richardson arrived
in New York on the 18th On the 18th the Ponder
put into Boston for repairs, having sprung Il leak.
....sch. Fleetwins, recently repaired in Belfast
and subsequently sunk at Green's Landing, Deer
Isle, has been iloated and beached. 1t is thought
she is but little injured Sch J. Ponder, Jr. at
Boston, stopped her leak and proceeded on her
voyage on the 10TH. Sch. Lucy Jones, of New
Haven, is in Carriers dock. The vessel leaks and
will be filed with water in order to find the leak.
1--WE have received another letter on compulsory
pilotage from Capt. j. W. Kane of brig /. W. Par
ker (now at New York; and will publish it next
week.. The collision case of the schooner st.
Johns and the British steamer Fern Holme comes
up in the United States court in Boston to-day.
Capt. Daniel Elwell, of NorthpOrt, will take COM
mand of sch. William Stevens now fitting away at
this port. Sch. Maggie Mulvey, of St. George is
in Dyer's dock for repairs. The sch. Abraham
Richardson, mentioned above, was forty ght
hours from Seal IIarbor, st. George, to New York.
....Sch. c. I. Sibley was injured former
passage down The ST. Johns river in Florida, and
last week she narrowly escaped similar acct
dent The Sibley and Penohscot were towing
down, the Penobscot being astern. The Sibley
struck BOTTOM and the Penobscot sheercd one side
to avoid collision, but in doing 50 ran ashore.
Both vessels came off without injury.
LADIES' RECEPTION. The reception given last
Thursday evening ny the young ladies of Belfast
to their gentlemen friends proved, as might have
been very accurately prophesied at the inception,
not only most enjoyable entertainment but Il.
social event which has been seldom eclipsed in the
past. The fortunate recipients of invitations were
certain at the reading,-from the general air of
elegance infuscd,-from the energy and go ahead
spirit for which the ladies of the committee on
invitations were known to stand as representatives,
| that the occasion would be ordinary one. So it
happened that the regrets called forth by the
mystic r. S. v. Pwerc scattering while the accept
ances came in like cloud of flakes. The
guests began arriving at half past eight and were
Hospitality received by reception committee con-
| sisting of married and unmarried young ladies.